The Escape Artist

In hindsight I see that Spartacus had this all planned... It happened so fast.

"Go to bed Spartacus" I said as we approached the front door. Standard routine for leaving the house... And Spartacus always heads down the hall to my (his) bedroom.

But today he did a fake-out, made a sharp left, took Siobain down at the knees and slid out the front door. I think we were all stunned for a moment, Siobain sitting in the open doorway... Spartacus gone from site.

He was standing in the neighbors front lawn, staring back, waiting for us to see him before he ventured further.

It was too pretty of a day. I knew we weren't going to win, so we all got into the car and I called out to him...

He was totally on fire today. Caitlin called him "Spartypants" because he was being such a smarty-pants. Usually he clamors to the front seat, making it easy to grab his collar and escort him back into the house... Today he went to the very back of the minivan, he was going for the drive!

Such fun! He was so excited and his good mood rubbed off on all of us. It's going to be a great day!

iPhone Pinball

Addictive... But just not the same.

In the dark, huge, packed (and a little scary) basement of my Grandma's house was the best toy ever! A full size pinball machine!!

It was Uncle Denny's and it was awesome. He'd rigged it so that we didn't need quarters to play. I always felt a little... risqué when we played, it's motif included half-naked buxom beauties.

I visited Grandma for one week while I was in college. It was the last time I spent with her while she was still mostly lucid. I thank God that I had that special time with her.

Anyway, while I was there I so desperately wanted to check out the old pinball machine... I didn't, I felt silly seeking it out at that age, ha(!), an old college student.

Now, a week from my 39th birthday, I wouldn't feel too old at all. I'd open that door in the kitchen, turn on the light, clamor down the stairs, and plow my way to that machine.

Maybe that's what we'll do for my party, find a place with old-school pinball machines and have a battle.

Panty Malfunction

I was wearing a black skirt the first time I left the house this morning... When I got into the car I realized I'd spilled breakfast all over the skirt... Wardrobe change. Yeah, I knew that you could see my hot pink panties through my black/white striped skirt but held out hope that nobody would notice... Plus I was running too late to make a 3rd change.

My mood lifted, and I laughed very hard, when I received this email from my friend Karen:


As I was walking in to work I felt like something was happening with my skirt. I look down and everything looked ok from that angle. I keep walking…past the grassing mowing dude...almost in the door. That is when I realize I’m stepping on my skirt. My entire butt is completely hanging out. Thank God it was a long skirt. And thank God is was only the mower dude.

Hi-larious! I begged her to let me take a reenactment photo but she wasn't keen on the idea.

To round out our lunch group panty malfunctions last week Amy walked out of the bathroom with her skirt tucked into her panties and Stacy didn't realize she was wearing crotchless panties (some kind of dog incident...)

So, I l-o-v-e my friends and our malfunctions! Makes life much more interesting and amusing!

Thank you Neighbor!

Full-on panic set in as I realized, in the checkout line, that my wallet was lost somewhere in the mega store.

All the worst thoughts flew through my mind. I retraced a few of my steps and then with little hope, but many prayers, I walked to customer service...

...Where someone, a kind neighbor in humanity, had turned in my wallet.

Life is beautiful. This is a reminder to myself that hope, in Gods divine love, should always be strong.

Monet I'Mo-not

Get it? I know, lame. I'm taking cough medicine and I'm not the sharpest needle in the haystack.

... That was another lame joke.

I needed a break. I've either been working really hard or lying in bed trying to "rest" and get better. So, I took one of my many Groupons and painted tonight. Lol, I'm actually really tired now... And I didn't even have to think... It's paint-by-numbers but with an instructor.

As always it's good people watching too. My favorite place is Texas U Can Paint, check it out.

Love, Sisters

There was a some kind of breakfast altercation this morning... A quiet one since I didn't know about it until there were apologies made... And hugs given.

I love my girlies.

Cooties

I've been sick one or two days a week for several weeks... Never with the same thing. Thanks to some friends and coworkers I'm able to see the humor in it.

Apparently I was such a sick grump at lunch last Thursday that my peeps saw a new side if Kathleen (that's me)... I sent them an apology jibjab video, hopefully they will eat with me again.

Nissa thought she'd alert any innocent bystanders...

(I especially love the awkward way she is standing... And the line dinosaurs on the wall behind her.)